Europe's 2028 Reusable Packaging Mandate Creates a New Crisis: Who Washes the Cups?

BMI Korea, the 30-year high-pressure washing engineer from Korea says the bottleneck isn't collection — it's cleaning

HWASEONG, South Korea, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From February 12, 2028, EU food service establishments offering takeaway must provide reusable packaging within a formal reuse system. Non-compliance risks fines and market restrictions. But one question remains: who washes the millions of cups now circulating through Europe's economy?